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Interesting! If this is what is happening to Basketball, what does it say about the state of soccer???

This has been the norm for soccer for some time now..He did not tell me anything new..Were all the mergers of clubs about development?

I totally agree. I wrote an article on this topic not too long ago. Soccer Player Development "Winning is the deodorant of poor development!"

well none of this is needed now days... A simple kit will tell you what to expect at a young age

I hear some clubs are investing in the technology see below
THE ATHLETE GENE

Couldn't agree more with the VanGundy clip or the article...child development is the key to future success. However, until partents have a metric they can understand that supports child development, coaches will have a hard time driving a culture of development. At the critical ages of development, most kids are playing recreation soccer(not to say development ever stops), where volunteers are the coaches. These coaches must be trained to relate to the parents concerning child development and understand what development means. I believe youth soccer is on the right track with coach training/liscensing, but disassociating winning from development is still a paradigm shift for the parents.

Here's a good place to start:
1) Fewer games for younger kids, thereby reducing emphasis on records and winning. 2) Less travel for younger kids, thereby emphasizing TRAINING time over TRAVEL time.
3) Better trainers for younger kids. (Self-explanatory.)

I hear you Backscreen17!

I don't know about less games. Games are fun, the whole point for the training. I think parents should have to watch their kid perform certain skills. Like, if a parent is complaining, have the coach point to the player and say: "Okay, Player, show me right now that you can do 10 juggles in a row without letting the ball hit the ground. You're 11 and old enough to do this if you're an elite player."

Lots of under developed kids can't do 10 juggles like that. If the parent sees the kid fail right in front of their eyes, it's a reality check, for both player and parent.

I know this example doesn't begin to cover the entire depth or span of this topic, but its a focused, specialized demonstration that illustrates a relevant point. Ball skills! Kids must be comfortable on the ball. First touch!

Brock, I wouldn't agree or disagree.

My question is, where do you develop ball skills? And my answer: Not while driving 7 hours to Richmond, or 5 to Atlanta. Not while PLAYING; while training.

I do understand "games are fun." That implies that training is NOT fun, or LESS fun. If that's the case, it's on the trainer!

I would also point out that athletic performance, like academic performance, should be evaluated on a regular basis, with, for lack of a better term, REPORT CARDS.

That's also part of a trainer's job, IMHO.

Yea but if you are training 3 times a week(locally) and competeing in richmond and atlanta then it helps with total development.

Games are a critical part of development in my opinion. Maybe not at 9 or 10 but certainly at 13 or 14 and up.

As far as report cards, kids get them every 9 weeks right? Yet most players play every sat or sun right? So you actually get a more frequent evaluation on development by playing in my opinion.